sturm

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See also: Sturm, stürm, and šturm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sturm (stormy), from Old High German sturm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʊʁm/
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  • Hyphenation: sturm
  • Homophone: Sturm

Adjective

sturm (strong nominative masculine singular sturmer, not comparable)

  1. (southwestern Germany, Switzerland) befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
    Synonyms: benommen; (Germany, except Southeastern Germany) schwindelig
    • 1978, Rosalia Wenger, Rosalia G.: Ein Leben., Gümligen: Zytglogge, page 29:
      Er tat mir so sehr weh, dass mir sturm wurde und ich absitzen musste
      It hurt me so much that I became dazed and had to dismount

Declension

Synonyms

  • (Southeastern Germany, Austria) damisch
  • (Germany, except Southeastern Germany, Switzerland) duselig

References

  • “sturm” in Ulrich Ammon et al.: Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: Die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgion und Südtirol, Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter 2004, →ISBN, (GoogleBooks), p. 771.
  • “sturm” in Dudenredaktion (ed.): Duden, Die deutsche Rechtschreibung. In: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. Volume 1, 25th edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag 2009, →ISBN (CD-ROM edition).
  1. ^ sturm” in Duden online

Further reading

  • sturm” in Duden online

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sturm.

Noun

sturm m

  1. storm

Descendants